An Urging to Surrender All Romans 12:1 ESV “I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.” This is a strong encouragement, an exhortation, and an urging (insisting upon), so this is not a casual … Continue reading Pleasing God or Pleasing Self?

1 John 1:5-6 ESV “This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.” Jesus Christ did not die … Continue reading Agreeing with God About our Sin

Matthew 22:1-7 ESV And again Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying, “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son, and sent his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding feast, but they would not come. Again he sent other servants, saying, … Continue reading No Wedding Garment

2 Peter 3:10 “But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a roar, and the heavenly bodies will be burned up and dissolved, and the earth and the works that are done on it will be exposed.” After Jesus Christ died on that cross … Continue reading Who We Ought to Be

Proverbs 14 ESV 2 Whoever walks in uprightness fears the Lord, but he who is devious in his ways despises him. 3 By the mouth of a fool comes a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will preserve them. 5 A faithful witness does not lie, but a false witness breathes … Continue reading It is a Fountain of Life

Luke 10:38-42 ESV “Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a village. And a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to his teaching. But Martha was distracted with much serving. And she went up to him … Continue reading Choosing the Good Portion

Luke 9:23 ESV “And he said to all, ‘If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.’” This is the message of the gospel of our salvation in a nutshell. If we want to have Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord, and be forgiven … Continue reading Is it Really Jesus You Desire?

Hebrews 12:1-2 ESV “Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy … Continue reading It’s not in Trying but in Trusting

Romans 8:16-17 ESV “The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him.” It was God’s will that Jesus Christ should suffer and die … Continue reading The Spirit Intercedes for the Saints